On And On Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key:	B
Capo:	no capo

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Chords

A7b13

Dm7

Fmaj7

Em7

F/G

Am7

G7sus

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On and On
Stephen Bishop (c) 1975
 
Tune down 1/2 step to match video
 
A7b13  x02021
A7*    x02223
 
[Intro]
 
C Am  C Am  C Am  C Am
 
[Verse]
 
C         Am             C       Am
Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women
C          Am              Dm7        G7
Steal your money then they break your heart
C         Am            C             Am
 Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam
    Dm7               G7            C      Am
She take him from the fire into the fryin' pan
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Dm7
On and on
         G
She just keeps on trying
C                        A7         A7b13 A7*
 And she smiles when she feels like cry - ing
Dm7               G7         C Am C Am
On and on, on and on, on and on
 
 
[Verse]
 
C        Am          C           Am
Poor ol' Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight
C       Am          Dm7    G7
Saw his woman kiss another man
      C        Am                 C              Am
So he, takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky
Dm7       G7        C         Am
Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Dm7
On and on
        G
He just keeps on trying
C                      A7         A7b13 A7*
 And he smiles when he feels like cry - ing
       Dm7        G7         C Am C Am
On and on, on and on, on and on
 
 
[Bridge]
 
         Fmaj7             Em7
When the first time is the last time
       Dm7      F/G     C
It can make you feel so bad
           Fmaj7    Em7
But if you know it, show it
Am7     D7           Dm7            G7sus   C   Am  C  Am
Hold on tight, don't let her say Goodnight
 
 
[Verse]
 
          C         Am               C           Am
I got the sun on my shoulders and my toes in the sand
C          Am               Dm7   G7
My woman's left me for some other man
        C        Am             C              Am
Ah, but, I don't care I'll just dream and stay tanned
Dm7        G7        C            Am
Toss up my heart and see where it lands.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Dm7
On and on
       G
I just keep on trying
C                   A7        A7b13 A7*
 And I smile when I feel like dy -  ing
Dm7               G7         C Am C Am
On and on, on and on, on and on
       Dm7        G7         C Am C Am
On and on, on and on, on and on
       Dm7        G7         C Am C Am
On and on, on and on, on and on
 
[Outro]
 
C Am  C Am  C
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Sounds great, except on "Goodnight" it should be a G7 first (and then the C and Am). Aside from that, very nice job--thanks!

Ukulele, Change "First time" to Fmaj7 (5th fret). Change "Goodnight" to G7sus

They are all tuned down a half-step, i believe, pretty decent tab otherwise.